The disconnection between contemporary understandings and ancient experiences of "religion," "theology," and the "supernatural" has plagued attempts to understand Homeric imagination for more than a century. The chasm might be measured by judgments that the theomachy of Iliad 20 and 21, for ...
the Achilles' heel, but all I found was people fighting, gods meddling, people reconciling, and more gods meddling. So is the book about how the gods intervene in human affairs, about how helpless or pathetic human beings are
Elysian Fields or Elysium refers to a beautiful meadow in the Underworld where the favored of Zeus enjoy perfect happiness. This was the ultimate paradise a hero could achieve: basically an ancient Greek Heaven. In theOdyssey,Homer tells us that, in Elysium, "men lead an easier life than any...
But how much do you know about the Trojan War? The Trojan War was a war between Trojans and Greeks. The Trojans lived in the city of Troy, which is Turkey now. The story of their war with the Greeks was told in The Iliad. The Iliad is a long poem. It ...
What was the role of the Greek chorus? What type of literature is Theogony? What did Zeus do in Hesiod's ''Theogony''? What etiological myths are in the Epic of Gilgamesh? What is the theme of Cupid and Psyche? What type of folklore is Ceres and Proserpina?
What role do the Gods play in The Iliad and The Odyssey?众神在《伊利亚特》和《奥德赛》中扮演什么角色? Barry Powell, translator of The Odyssey, describes some of the key Gods and Goddesses in the epic poem and what their roles are in the story. http://gl
What is the purpose of digressions in Beowulf? What was symbolic about Piggy's death in Lord of the Flies? What does the characterization in "Beowulf" show about Grendel? What does Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde symbolize? What is the meaning of "The Ocean" by Nathaniel Hawthorne?
From the long jump to the 100-metre sprint, there's a wide range of events in an athletics competition. But what's the discus throw—one of the field events—all about, and what are the rules of the event? Looking to learn more about the sport so you can follow along on TV? Or ...
A male writer, if he was borrowing from the "Iliad," would have stuck to his borrowing. The catalogue in the "Iliad," which the writer is here presumably following, makes the same mistake ("Il." ii. {40} Amber is never mentioned in the "Iliad." Sicily, where I suppose the "Odysse...
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